Books by John Grisham

The incredible new thriller from international bestseller John Grisham.

The next book in the no 1 Sunday Times bestselling Camino Island series! When Hurricane Leo threatens Florida's Camino Island, the Governor is quick to issue an evacuation order. Most residents flee but a small group of diehards decide to ride it out. Amongst them is Bruce Cable, proprietor of Bay Books in downtown Santa Rosa. The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are levelled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people are killed. One of the victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's who wrote timely political thrillers. But evidence suggests that the storm wasn't the cause of Nelson's death - he had received several mysterious blows to the head. Who would want Nelson dead? The local police are overwhelmed with the aftermath of the storm and in no condition to handle the case. Bruce begins to wonder if the shady characters in Nelson's novels were more fact than fiction. And somewhere on Nelson's computer is the manuscript of his new novel - could the key to the case be right there, in black and white? Bruce starts to look into it and what he finds between the lines is more shocking than any of Nelson's plot twists - and far more dangerous.

'The best thriller writer alive' Ken Follett

After an initial flurry of arrests, both they and the ruthless gang of thieves who took them have vanished without trace. Dealing in stolen books is a dark business, and few are initiated to its arts - which puts Bruce Kable right on the FBI's Rare Asset Recovery Unit's watch list.

The phenomenal new legal thriller from international bestseller John Grisham. NO ONES WRITES DRAMA LIKE GRISHAM.

The incredible new novel from international bestseller John Grisham.

The explosive new thriller from international bestseller John Grisham.

Half the man, twice the lawyer.In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much - maybe too much - he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won't stop until justice is served.*******************What readers are saying about THEODORE BOONE'I thoroughly enjoyed the story' - 5 stars'Brilliant' - 5 stars'A great read' - 5 stars'I loved it' - 5 stars'Fantastic series' - 5 stars

I 1980’erne bliver en 10-årig farvet pige brutalt voldtaget af to hvide mænd i Mississippi. De bliver fanget og stillet for retten, men pigens far skyder dem ned, da de forlader det indledende retsmøde. Den unge, idealistiske advokat Jake Brigance påtager sig forsvaret af faderen, men er oppe mod meget hårde odds i en sag, hvor både Ku Klux Klan og de sorte borgerrettighedsbevægelser mobiliserer. Derved åbnes op for de racekonflikter, som altid har luret under overfladen i den lille sydstatsby, og sagen begynder nu også at få store personlige konsekvenser for Brigance ...OM FORFATTERENJohn Grisham er en af de mest succesfulde spændingsforfattere nogensinde. Hans baggrund som advokat har givet inspiration til hans bøger, hvor retssystemet altid indgår som en del af plottet.Inspirationen til Øje for øje fik han i retssalen. Han overværede en vidneforklaring fra en 12-årig pige, der var blevet voldtaget. Det berørte ham dybt, og episoden fik ham til at tænke over, hvad der ville være sket, hvis pigens far havde grebet til selvtægt overfor voldtægtsmanden. Den overvejelse førte til bogen Øje for øje. Bogen blev afvist 28 steder, før et lille ukendt forlag besluttede at trykke den i oplag på 5.000 eksemplarer. Det var ikke nogen stor succes, men Grisham var allerede begyndt at skrive sin næste bog, og denne gang var der for alvor bid. Firmaets mand, som bogen kom til at hedde, blev udgivet i 1991. Herefter lå den på New York Times’ bestsellerliste i 47 uger. Det hårde arbejde havde båret frugt. Øje for øje blev genudgivet, og denne gang blev også den en bestseller. Siden succesen har Grisham været fuldtidsforfatter. Han har udgivet en roman om året, og hver eneste af dem har været bestsellere. Der er over 250 millioner trykte eksemplarer af hans bøger i omløb, og han er blevet oversat til 29 forskellige sprog.PRSSEN SKREV"Selv om det er en debutroman, og Grisham endnu ikke her har finpudset talentet, er den meget velskrevet og ikke mindst spændende. I forordet nævner forfatteren, at der er en del selvbiografiske træk i Brigance, og det mærkes at bogen er skrevet med stor social indignation og meget hjerteblod. Bogen er (selvfølgelig) også filmatiseret under titlen A time to kill" - Bibliotekernes lektørudtalelse"Den er ufatteligt god. Man lever sig helt ind i den, og man får virkelig følelsen af selv at være en del af dramaet. Man føler virkelig med Carl Lee og hans familie! Øje for øje gjorde at jeg begyndte at læse flere bøger af John Grisham" - saxo.com"Ud fra trappen springer manden og pludselig er der panik, dette er grunden i hele fortællingen. En fortælling om en mands kamp mod det, han mener er uretfærdigheden i det amerikanske retssystem. En fantastisk bog om en fars kamp for retfærdighed. Nyd den, endnu et mesterværk er skrevet." - saxo.com

The electrifying new thriller from internationally bestselling author John Grisham.

The electrifying new thriller from internationally bestselling author John Grisham.

The Chandlers farm eighty acres that they rent, not own, and when the cotton is ready they hire a truckload of Mexicans and a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it.

A collection of short stories that takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of the author's first novel, "A Time to Kill".

When Carl Lee Hailey guns down the hoodlums who have raped his ten-year-old daughter, the people of Clanton see it as a crime of blood and call for his acquittal.

'The best thriller writer alive' Ken FollettThe most corrupt judge in US history. A young investigator with a secret informant.Lacy Stoltz never expected to be in the firing line. Investigating judicial misconduct by Florida's one thousand judges, her cases so far have been relatively unexciting. That's until she meets Greg Myers, an indicted lawyer with an assumed name, who has an extraordinary tale to tell.Myers is representing a whistle blower who knows of a judge involved in organised crime. Along with her gangster associates this judge has facilitated the building of a casino on an Indian reservation. At least two people who opposed the scheme are dead. Since the casino was built, the judge has made several fortunes off undeclared winnings. She owns property around the world, hires private jets to take her where she wishes, and her secret vaults are overflowing with rare books, art and jewels.No one has a clue what she's been doing - until now.Under Florida law, those who help the state recover illegally acquired assets stand to gain a large percentage of them. Myers and his whistle blower friend could make millions.But first they need Lacy to start an investigation. Is she ready to pit herself against the most corrupt judge in American history, a judge whose associates think nothing of murder?******************Praise for THE WHISTLER'Grisham really is the master of the legal thriller!' - 5-star reader review'A great read' - 5-star reader review'A thriller with plenty of action' - 5-star reader review'Another gripping tale' - 5-star reader review'Absolutely loved this book' - 5-star reader review

You don't need to have superpowers to be a hero.Theodore Boone is back in a new adventure, and the stakes are higher than ever. When his best friend, April, disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, no one, not even Theo Boone - who knows April better than anyone - has answers. As fear ripples through his small hometown and the police hit dead ends, it's up to Theo to use his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April. Filled with the page-turning suspense that made John Grisham a number one international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone's trials and triumphs will keep readers guessing until the very end.**********************What readers are saying about THEODORE BOONE: THE ABDUCTION'The most exciting and gripping book in this series so far' - 5 stars'Really enjoyed reading this book - thank you, John Grisham' - 5 stars'AMAZING' - 5 stars'What a thriller - would definitely recommend' - 5 stars'Unputdownable!' - 5 stars

High school All-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty.

"Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and told with the air of suspense that few writers can handle, Wastelands is a story I wish I had written." -John Grisham The once idyllic coastal plain of North Carolina is home to a close-knit, rural community that for more than a generation has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming taking place in its own backyard. After years of frustration and futility, an impassioned cadre of local residents, led by a team of intrepid and dedicated lawyers, filed a lawsuit against one of the world's most powerful companies-and, miraculously, they won. As vivid and fast-paced as a thriller, Wastelands takes us into the heart of a legal battle over the future of America's farmland and into the lives of the people who found the courage to fight.There is Elsie Herring, the most outspoken of the neighbors, who has endured racial slurs and the threatof a restraining order to tell the story of the waste raining down on her rooftop from the hog operation next door. There is Don Webb, a larger-than-life hog farmer turned grassroots crusader, and Rick Dove, a riverkeeper and erstwhile military judge who has pioneered the use of aerial photography to document the scale of the pollution. There is Woodell McGowan, a quiet man whose quest to redeem his family's ancestral land encourages him to become a better neighbor, and Dr. Steve Wing, a groundbreaking epidemiologist whose work on the health effects of hog waste exposure translates the neighbors' stories into the argot of science. And there is Tom Butler, an environmental savant and hog industry insider whose whistleblowing testimony electrifies the jury.Fighting alongside them in the courtroom is Mona Lisa Wallace, who broke the gender barrier in her small southern town and built a storied legal career out of vanquishing corporate giants, and Mike Kaeske,whose trial skills are second to none. With journalistic rigor and a novelist's instinct for story, Corban Addison's Wastelands captures the inspiring struggle to bring a modern-day monopoly to its knees, to force a once-invincible corporation to change, and to preserve the rights-and restore the heritage-of a long-suffering community.

John Grisham delivers high-intensity legal drama for a new generation of readers in the seventh novel in his bestselling Theodore Boone series.

Their only avenue is to appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will either approve the verdict or reverse it. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice.

In his final hours in the Oval Office the outgoing President grants a full pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. It's a controversial move, but what no one else knows is that the presidential pardon ocomes as a result of enormous pressure from the CIA.

An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man?

But he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his entire life.One night that secret catches up with him in the form of a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him.

Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Against enormous odds, Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers - at least until a better offer comes along - and heads off to Italy.

Rachel Lane is a young woman who chose to give her life to God, who walked away from the modern world with all its strivings and trappings and encumbrances, and went to live and work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the deepest jungles of Brazil.